On this episode, the GeekScholars host a spoiler-free discussion and review of Hell or High Water, a modern western about two brothers-turned-bank robbers trying to evade the law through the Midwest.

What to Watch This Weekend is a weekly podcast from GeekScholars Movie News. Each Friday, the GeekScholars present a spoiler-free review of a film that has just become available in the past week to watch by renting, streaming, or purchasing.

Another week closer to the Academy Awards, another round of Oscar predictions are revealed by host of GeekScholars Movie News including adapted screenplay, original screenplay, cinematography, production design, editing, and animated film.

But before all that the GeekScholars discuss the news that Matt Reeves (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) will likely direct The Batman, Kevin Smith wants to bring Jay and Silent Bob, Jack Nicholson wants to remake Toni Erdmann, and David Fincher says he's interested in World War Z 2.

On this episode, the GeekScholars host a spoiler-free discussion and review of Lion, the true story of a man who is raised by Australian couple in Tasmania after accidentally getting separated from his family in India. Years later, the man attempts to retrace his journey and reconnect with his biological family.

What to Watch This Weekend is a weekly podcast from GeekScholars Movie News. Each Friday, the GeekScholars present a spoiler-free review of a film that has just become available in the past week to watch by renting, streaming, or purchasing.

It's a really fun show this for GeekScholars Movie News, which begins with a quick overview of the 2017 South by Southwest Film Festival (in mid-March), and some of the films on the schedule the hosts are most looking forward to (spoiler: it's going to be an amazing year).

From there the GeekScholars give their picks as to who who direct The Batman with Ben Affleck vacating the chair, and their thoughts on the Razzie nominations "celebrating" the worst films of 2017. Finally, the hosts reveal their Academy Award predictions for some of the technical categories.

On this episode, the GeekScholars host a spoiler-free discussion and review of Hacksaw Ridge, the true story a conscientious objector of World War II who served the armed forces in the Pacific theater as a medic, but never used or carried a weapon of any kind.

What to Watch This Weekend is a weekly podcast from GeekScholars Movie News. Each Friday, the GeekScholars present a spoiler-free review of a film that has just become available in the past week to watch by renting, streaming, or purchasing.

This week's GeekScholars Movie News begins, of course, with the nominations for the 89th Annual Academy Awards. The Oscars will be handed out on Sunday, February 26th, 2017, but listen in to get the hosts' take on who is in the running to take home the prizes, and be sure to listen to our short, spoiler-free reviews of the nominees in our What to Watch This Weekend series!

After that, it's on to February 2017 where the GeekScholars reveal their Rotten Tomatoes and Opening Box Office Predictions for:

The Space Between Us

The Lego Batman Movie

John Wick: Chapter 2

The Great Wall

Get Out

On this episode, the GeekScholars host a spoiler-free discussion and review of Arrival, continuing their 2017 series of Academy Awards nominees. Arrival is an original science fiction suspense film that details how humanity reacts and responds when alien life comes to the planet for the first time.

What to Watch This Weekend is a weekly podcast from GeekScholars Movie News. Each Friday, the GeekScholars present a spoiler-free review of a film that has just become available in the past week to watch by renting, streaming, or purchasing.

On this week's episode of GeekScholars Movie News, the hosts quickly discuss the final trailers for Logan and Power Rangers, as well their thoughts on the newly proposed Black Adam film (with The Rock), and the White Men Can't Jump remake.

After that, the GeekScholars discuss the odds of: Warner Bros. getting someone off their wishlist to play Green Lantern, Pierce Brosnan playing Cable in the Deadpool sequel, and whether we'll get a 6th Terminator movie (with Arnold).

On this episode, the GeekScholars host a spoiler-free discussion and review of Moonlight, continuing their 2017 series of films likely to garner several Academy Awards nominations. Moonlight is a story told in three acts about a gay black boy becoming man and his struggle to find and embrace his own identity.

What to Watch This Weekend is a weekly podcast from GeekScholars Movie News. Each Friday, the GeekScholars present a spoiler-free review of a film that has just become available in the past week to watch by renting, streaming, or purchasing.

On this excellent episode of GeekScholars Movie News, the hosts reveal, explain, discuss, and even occasionally debate their choices for the best films from 2016 deserving these awards:

Funniest

Most Romantic

Biggest Surprise

Biggest Disappointment

Film Critics Liked, But You Didn't

Film Critics Disliked, But You Enjoyed

Best Trailer

Top 5 of the Year!

What do you think of the "winners?" Have you seen them all? Write to us and let us know what your picks would be!